Two men charged in Bethlehem break-in

Bethlehem police charged two men with a break-in early Thursday morning at a home and took items from a vehicle parked in the driveway, according to police.

Two boys who live at the home told police they were asleep in a bedroom at the home in the 1700 block of Lynfield Drive when they saw a man they knew from the neighborhood, police said.

Police have charged Robert Martinez Jr., 21, of 882 N. Jerome St., Allentown, and Candido Cruz, 19, who lives at 1738 Lynfield Drive, next door to the home that was broken into.

Both men are charged with burglary, theft from a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy. They are in Northampton County Prison under $50,000 bail each.

According to court records:

The homeowner awoke and found the men had stolen various video game systems and a GPS from a car in the driveway. The boys told police they recognized the man in their room as "Macho," but didn't know his real name.Police said "Macho" was identified as Martinez.

In an interview with police, both Martinez and Cruz admitted to the break-in.